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Kerala
- A differently-abled senior clerk at the Kakanad civil station of Kochi wins best govt. employee award.
- Muslim League calls protests for the government's decision to allow PSC appointments in mosques. Samasta rejected the same.
- Kodiyeri Balakrishnan was reinstated as CPM Kerala state secretary.
- Thrissur, Nilambur to be listed as UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities.
- Ward-level committees to oversee foreign returnees against Omicron.
- CM's residence Cliff House security raised.
- Mullaperiyar Dam shutter was opened by Tamil Nadu without warning.
- Kerala ward-level bypolls: LDF 17, UDF 13, BJP 1 in bye- election results Kerala.
- Rail board allows K-Rail to acquire land despite objection from Southern railway.
- Bird flu was confirmed in Kerala's Kuttanad region, culling of birds was ordered in affected parts.
- Governor calls out against VC appointments in Kannur University.
- Ali Akbar Malayalam director quits Islam to be Hindu.
- Assailants hackman in broad daylight in Trivandrum.
- Kerala govt to reopen the traditional route to Sabarimala allows several relaxations.
- Balussery Govt HSS introduces gender-neutral uniforms.
- CM seeks explanation from rural SP over the arrest of youth congress workers in Aluva.
- State reports five omicron cases in total.
India
- 3 Municipal corporations in Gujarat- Vadodara, Rajkot, Junagadh decide to ban non-veg street food.
- Omicron cases were reported for the first time in Karnataka.
- Cyclone Jawad hits India's east coast.
- Rajya Sabha passes Dam Safety Bill.
- Veteran journalist Vinod Dua passed away.
- Pakistan to allow Afghan trucks to carry wheat, medicines from India through its borders.
- Suspended Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi steps down as Sansad TV show host.
- Domestic passengers must have RTPCR or be fully vaccinated, AAI issues fresh guidelines.
- 12 Rajya Sabha MPs suspended for misconduct.
- Wasim Rizvi, ex-chairman of Shia Waqf Board in UP, converts to Hinduism.
- Stones pelted on School in MP alleging missionary conversions.
- India signs a trade and arms deal with Russia during Putin's visit to New Delhi.
- "Castelessness Only An Upper Caste Privilege": Justice D.Y. Chandrachud.
- 21-year-old college student crushed under BMTC bus in Bangalore.
- Babri Masjid Demolition anniversary on 6th December.
- PM Modi inaugurated AIIMS in Gorakhpur.
- CDS General Bipin Rawat's chopper crashes in Tamil Nadu. 13 out of 14 passengers on chopper died.
- Lok Sabha passes pension bills for judges.
- Price rise, unemployment due to govt's failure: Rahul Gandhi.
- Bajrang Dal to hold ‘strength marches’ at 1,000 places to educate youth on Ram Mandir history.
- PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Saryu Nahar National Project in Balrampur.
- 4 journalists ‘murdered’ in India for their work in 2021, most in the world, says media watchdog.
- India suspends international flights till Jan 31.
- Kashi Vishwanath Dham Inauguration was done by PM Modi.
- Modi makes a surprise visit to Varanasi Railway station.
- Govt earned over Rs 8 lakh cr from taxes on petrol, diesel in last 3 fiscals: Finance Minister.
- Harnaaz Sandhu was crowned Miss Universe 2021.
- A two-day nationwide bank strike was declared on Dec 16, 17.
- Rajya Sabha moves privilege motion against Ranjan Gogoi.
- WTO panel tells India to comply with global trade rules on sugar.
World/International
- Ukraine is put on alert as Russia deploys troops on its border.
- Michigan school shooting: Parents of gunman charged with manslaughter.
- Bobe Dole, ex-US Presidential nominee passed away.
- Australian military joins implementing COVID-19 restrictions.
- Aung San Suu Kyi Gets 4 Years in Prison in Initial Verdicts by Myanmar Court.
- Students turn GCU Lahore campus into Harry Potter's Hogwarts for a week-long festival.
- Kuwait bans entry of ships carrying goods to and from Israel
- UAE moves to 4.5 days of work per week.
- Jamal Khashoggi: Suspect in murder of journalist arrested in Paris.
- Germany's SPD's Olaf Scholz takes over from Merkel as chancellor.
- David Perdue joins Georgia governors race followed by Stacy Abrams.
- Joe Biden holds Summit for Democracy. Pakistan declines the invitation.
- Powerful storm rolls across the central US, unleashing at least 19 tornadoes. Over 100 people are dead. Massive destruction in six states.
- Saudi Arabia bans Tablighi Jamaat.
- China claims its the world's largest democracy.
- G7 meeting held as a warning to Russia against Ukraine.
- Starbuck workers form Union in Buffalo.
- ‘US democracy weapon of mass destruction'- China lambasts global summit.
- United Kingdom records first death due to Omicron variant of COVID-19.
- New Zealand bans smoking for young people from now on.
- Elon Musk is named the Time Person of the year 2021.
- TTP ends the ceasefire with Pakistan.
- North and South Korea agreed to end their war.
- Chris Wallace leaves Fox news and joins the CNN+ streaming service.
- US and UAE uncertain over F35 deal.
- US passes 800,000 Covid deaths – highest in the world.
- UK Sees Highest Ever Daily Covid Cases.
- Derek Chauvin pleads guilty in federal court to violating George Floyd's civil rights.
- Michigan school shooting: Parents of gunman charged with manslaughter.
Technology
- Case filed against Mark Zuckerberg over ‘defamatory’ post against Akhilesh Yadav.
- Devotees at Sabarimala can now offer 'e-kannikka'
- Biodiesel from algae: Kerala invites Jharkhand engineer for the same.
- Meta to prevent the spread of non-consensual intimate images.
- BJP MP Sushil Modi wants online gaming taxed & regulated.
- "No Proposal For Banning NSO Group" as per the Indian Government.
- A booster dose of 6 Covid vaccines is safe, increases immunity, shows a study in Lancet.
- Mahindra Thar SUV was handed over to Guruvayoor Temple.
- Chinese Rover Spots Cube-Shaped "Mystery House" On Moon.
- US diplomats to boycott Beijing Olympics, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK follow.
- Call for repeal of AFSPA in Nagaland trending on social media.
- Amazon AWS cloud outage observed. Services outage hits sites and apps.
- India has the highest number of women pilots in the world.
- Nestle sets up a global IT services centre in Bengaluru, will support over 45 countries.
- Paytm Payments Bank gets scheduled bank status from RBI.
- US court rejects Donald Trump's bid to keep Jan 6 Capitol riot documents secret.
- New US energy standards were unveiled to promote the use of LED.
- Karnataka Among Top Three States In Cybercrimes Against Children.
- PM Modi’s Twitter handle is ‘briefly compromised’.
- Smart Water Network on the way for Kochi.
- Oppo releases its own chips for phones aimed at better camera performance.
- Jio releases 1 Rs data plan.
- Netflix slashes prices for its services in India. Mobile plan at 149. The basic plan at 199.
- Minecraft game crosses 1 Trillion views on Youtube.
- Indian Cabinet approves ₹1,300 cr reimbursement scheme for RuPay Debit Card, BHIM UPI transactions.
Sports
- Rohith Sharma was appointed as the new Indian cricket captain.
- Viraat Kohli expresses dissatisfaction with National team.
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